Alternative Healthcare Activists File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Legacy Media For Efforts To Silence Rivals From Internet Platforms
AMARILLO, Texas, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A first-of-its-kind antitrust action was filed Tuesday against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The Washington Post, Reuters, and Associated Press, seeking damages totaling millions of dollars based on the collusive censorship of online health and political news publishers who dared to question the narrative relating to vital matters such as COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine mandates.
- The lawsuit reveals that by March 2020, a partnership was created called the Trusted News Initiative (TNI) between Big Tech and legacy media to exclude rival publishers from the dominant internet platforms.
- On Dec. 10, 2020, TNI agreed to focus on combatting the spread of harmful vaccine disinformation.
- Members of the TNI include legacy media outlets the BBC, The Washington Post, Reuters, Financial Times and Associated Press, along with social media and tech giants—Twitter, Meta (Facebook/Instagram), Microsoft/LinkedIn and Google/YouTube.
- "This lawsuit is about preserving our free speech rights as Americans and holding those involved in violating antitrust laws accountable like the TNI.